Day 1,138: slapstick

And audiences found the slapstick and knock-about violence appealing.

Artwork of the day 
The Laughing Audience (or A Pleased Audience)
William Hogarth
Style: Baroque
Genre: caricature

Word of the day 
slapstick: a type of acting intended to be amusing because of the timing of fast physical actions, typically of someone falling or being hit by something or someone

Quote of the day
“If you can do no good, at least do no harm.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Slapstick, or Lonesome No More!